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Forgiveness is offender’s Mandela Day wish

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Johannesburg – Thirty-year-old Sibusiso Bhengu, an offender incarcerated at the Leeukop Correctional Centre in Johannesburg, says he is glad he had an opportunity to interact with the outside world on Mandela Day.

Mandela Day lights up senior faces

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Cape Town – The faces of senior citizens at the Imizamo Home for the Aged, in Hout Bay, lit up after they were visited by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown, on Mandela Day.

Deputy Minister uses time to collect, separate waste

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Barbara Thompson, has dedicated her 67 minutes for Madiba to collecting waste, separating it for recycling and diverting it away from a landfill site.

Remembering Madiba through good deeds

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Pretoria – Health Deputy Minister Joe Phaahla says Mandela Day should serve as a reminder of where South Africa comes from as a nation.

Madiba magic cleans Marabastad

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Pretoria – Although the Father of the Nation has gone, the Madiba magic still lives on in the hearts of South Africans who chose to clean-up the streets of Marabastad, in the City of Tshwane, on Friday.

SA issues two bonds in the intl capital markets

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Pretoria – National Treasury says South Africa has successfully priced and concluded a US$1 billion 30-year and €500 million 12-year bond issuance in the international capital markets.

Qunu marks Mandela Day

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Mthatha – Six months ago, residents of Qunu were in mourning, following the death of the village’s son and former South African President Nelson Mandela.

Sports to support grass-root development

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Cape Town – Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula says a majority of his department’s budget will be set aside to support grass-root development.

Mandela Day inspires reading culture

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Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education (DBE) will today launch its Book Flood Campaign in celebration of International Nelson Mandela Day.

Reserve Bank hikes repo rate

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Pretoria - The Reserve Bank has decided to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points, taking it to 5.75%, Governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday.

Drive for tech-savvy schools

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Mthatha - All schools should have laboratories and learners should be able to use gadgets like Ipads for learning and communicating, Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said on Thursday.